Teary eyed acid dropped recollections of isometric apologies. Whip silenced cries and a half-filled can of particle accelerator. A rough idling Audi A4 leaked oil on the gravel driveway. A svelte woman stared at the unfolding scene from a treehouse that doubled as an Airbnb.

A ship began sinking off the coast of Durban. The companies would be assembled soon along with the press. Amelia didn’t have much time.